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Completed only four years ago, the Banca d'Italia's provincial head-offices on Rome's Via XX Settembre have, besides lots of marble, a huge echo around its 29 tills as well.

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Balls bounce off the hanging catwalks, others are lost in the ceiling, the power goes out due to electrical issues, and a cacophony of cowbells and foghorns and screaming Rays fans echo around the dome.

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It's what we call a light echo, an effect that we've seen around supernovas - stars that explode - and because of the vast scales involved, the speed of light is actually very slow.

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In addition to their show of splashing around the surface of the water, the humpbacks enchant visitors as their cries echo below the water, conducting a beautiful symphony for divers used to listening to just the sound of their own breathing.

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Our belief is that universities that have been around for over 100 years are important institutions, they are important platforms, and so the philosophy of Echo 360 is to partner with the universities, and work with them as they want to do more innovative things.

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